We loaded up with a seatbelts-buckled time of 10 AM this morning. No island time here! Before we left I was able to share the very important life skill of brewing coffee (without a Keurig…)Continue reading

At the crack of noon, we woke from our turtley dreams and hurried to scarf down our customary bagel-and-apple breakfast before heading out to Salt River Museum about half an hour away. The Salt RiverContinue reading

A crushed Orange Fanta can. A cigarette butt still burning on one end. A torn plastic bag tangled among roots. One by one, we wrestle the brightly coloured traces of human footprints from the surroundingContinue reading

After five days of wrangling green and hawksbill sea turtles and punching holes in their flippers for science, we were off to the US Virgin Island of St. Croix. In the midst of our usualContinue reading

I started swimming the net and saw a large green turtle with 2 remoras under it get tangled toward the bottom of the net. I started pulling up the net to lift the turtle and then swam down to try to bring the very heavy and frantically flailing turtle up to the surface.

After adjusting to our new sleeping hours, we all woke up bright and early and full of pep for another hike to Brava and Resaca beaches. Although there were still no new turtle nests, theContinue reading

Today was an exciting day full of travel! We all arrived safely in San Juan, Puerto Rico by noon after an early-morning start. We greeted each other at the airport, and then we hopped intoContinue reading